CFP: [American] Faulkner the Seducer

full name / name of organization:

The Faulkner Journal

contact email:

faulkner@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu

Call For Papers:

The Faulkner Journal Vol. 25: Faulkner the Seducer

One of Faulknerâ€™s earliest self-portraits was that of the smooth-talkingseducer. In Mosquitoes, Jenny Steinbauer recalls a â€œfunny manâ€named â€œFaulknerâ€ who tells her that she has â€œthe best digestion he eversawâ€ and warns that â€œif the straps of my dress was to break Iâ€™d devastatethe country.â€ Comic though it is, Faulknerâ€™s brief portrait set the stagefor numerous seductions that would occur both in his works and in hispersonal life. The Faulkner Journal is seeking essays on the topic ofFaulkner and the art of seduction, whether it be the authorâ€™s seductionof the reader, his charactersâ€™ attempts at enticement, or Faulknerâ€™s ownexamples of manipulation in his engagement with others and in hiscreation of a public persona.

Inquiries and submissions should be directed to The Faulkner Journal atfaulkner_at_pegasus.cc.ucf.edu. Deadline for submission is May 1, 2009.Please follow the submission guidelines provided in The Faulkner Journaland online at www.english.ucf.edu/faulkner.